Paa Director : R. Balki Cast : Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Vidya Balan, Paresh Rawal, Arundhati Naag, Taruni Sachdeva, Pratik Katare, Nimit Dhaiya, Varun Shukla, Dhruvin Doshi, Karan Bhiwandkar, Gaurav Bajaj UK Release 4 December 2009

Starring the most iconic figure of Indian cinema – Amitabh Bachchan – in his most ambitious and thought-provoking film project to date, ‘Paa’ is a rare story of a father-son, son-father relationship, releasing in cinemas worldwide on 4th December 2009. The landmark film is presented under Amitabh Bachchan’s production banner, AB Corp, in conjunction with Reliance BIG Pictures. This year is also keynote for the godfather of Indian Cinema as it marks 40 years of his formidable work in the industry which has gained him global adulation and recognition.

‘Paa’ presents a first in Indian cinema, dealing with an issue that has never before been dealt with on screen as it features Amitabh Bachchan as a 12-year-old child with an extremely rare genetic defect that causes accelerated ageing. In a literal reversal of roles, the screen legend will be playing the son character to his real-life son, Abhishek Bachchan, whom he stars alongside in the film. ‘Paa’ is sure to win the acclaim of audiences and critics the world over.

Synopsis

‘Auro’ (Amitabh Bachchan) is a witty 12-year-old boy with an extremely rare genetic defect that causes accelerated ageing - a Projeria like syndrome. Mentally, he is a normal 13-year-old, but physically, he looks six times older. Despite his condition, Auro is a very happy boy, living with his gynaecologist mother ‘Vidya’ (Viday Balan) and father ‘Amol’ (Abhishek Bachchan) - a progressive and full of ideals politician, out to change the world. ‘Paa’ is a rare story about a father-son, son-father relationship.